[ sure, Adam was perhaps more closed off than he'd once been with John, though he still knew more than anyone else. was it intentional? perhaps. but the man in front of him had always been his one weakness. for his sake, he needed to keep those feelings close to his heart.

though, he supposes, this would be the most that they'd be seeing of each other in years. it was... nice. ]

Compared to home? It's practically been like a vacation.

[ he's only a double agent here, maybe a triple, depending on how you slice things. and, it was really more of a hobby than anything else, while he tried to figure out local politics. ]

If there's anything that urgent, I can pop back down. The Orbiters let us have one free trip up here per day.

[ something he'd been sure to take advantage of. he supposes he'll even have more time since he could check on the stasis pods a little less. ]